Stock Android 2.3.3 for Xperia X10 now rooted

We knew it was just a matter of time before a root method for the latest Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was discovered. Credit goes to aZuZu from xda-developers who has posted some step-by-step instructions here. If you need something more detailed, DooMLoRD has another guide that also includes pictures. Thanks to those gurus at xda, we can once again get the most from our handsets.

@ Mark, most people had to do that. I dont know why they added a software update otpion to the phone… Its never worked. To have to click repair to update something is just a bit backwards if you ask me.

Finally rooted pretty straight forward, great work to everyone, does anyone know if there is a way to get benchmarks higher now such as JIT?
@Arnold Fawks Tigger what apps will you/have you removed i cant think of any to get rid of, thanks.

Yeah there arent much useless apps at all on the new X10 with Gingerbread. All I could find was a chinese and japanese keyboard.
I rooted pretty easily although the guide posted on XDA as usual makes it look harder than it really is. It is quite poorly written but kudos anyway to the author for trying. What I want to know is whether the “Optimize”(or JIT) feature is working in the X10 Flashtool. I pressed the “Optimize” button and it showed it had completed in the log but it failed to reboot the phone properly unlike the other features……so from that I suspect it is not working yet.

Will DoomLord method wipe all of my user data? Because I really dont feel like reinstalling all of my apps and re importing all of my contacts and getting everything set up again to where its back up and running.

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!! Now I can get id of all the CrapWare! BTW After updating to Gingerbread, my phone will no longer recognize my 16GB sdcard, onlu my 8Gn one??? Anyone else having this issue???? Or is it just me. When I insert my 16GB and turn my phone on, it does not even bother to detect it, and i know it works because I plugged it into an adapter and my computer can share files with it just fine but when I plug it in my phone, nothing not even an error. I plug my 8GB card and everything is starts up as normal.

Anyone else having this issue with their x10 not seeing 16GB cards and above, is this a bug of some sort??

Mauricio:
Your problem with the card may have nothing to do with its size, this happened to me on my 8GB card. What solved it for me is formatting the card on another android phone that could read the card.

Hey Guys, i found that CPU on my rooted stock 2.3 always run at either 998mhz or 245mhz/deep sleep mode and doesn’t run at any frequency in between.
Tested with CPU SPY,
its giving me a better standby time but once i run any apps my battery rain very fast cause CPU will run only in 998mhz

Wolf has tweaked the firmware and added additional features such as the Mobile BRAVIA Engine from the Xperia arc, SD Card tweaks, etc.

This works on ANY rooted X10 (i or a) and the video shows all the steps from flashing a clean v2.1 to rooting to installing xRecovery and installing the custom ROM. Always backup your data using Titanium, MyBackup or other 3rd-party application to the SD card (do NOT use v2.1’s Backup & Restore).

You CANNOT do this from the official v2.3.3 update because it CANNOT be rooted. Flash back to v2.1, root and install.

If anything goes wrong, use PC Companion, Update Service, or the FlashTool to flash the phone back to stock and start over.

I did the BRAVIA. At first it was lagging a bit in Gallery and kept refreshing my pictures while i was viewing them. After 10 mins it just settled itself. There is a small difference, however the pictures have to be of good quality, else it does not do much. It is worth having it though, at least until something better comes out…

Oh and by the way, I rooted my phone too. Works great after removing many apps I didn’t even know existed… (Sound Recorder??? How can I even get acces to this?) The procedure is kind of akward and annoying and at some point you might scratch your head, however it is easy and does the job! Safe too!

updated&time to restore everything!!nice surprise!!it’s all gone!!!thanx SE!!! all my photos are blurry!!? well they were blurry before they all disappeared,music’s gone too!,the photos &music were fine after i’d first updated!all my apps are on my memory card,is there any way of getting them back onto the phone?i hate gingerbread!!any help would be greatly appreciated!

How do I get 2 my sd card videos now I dont have mediascape?..
Also bring back android keyboard the default one is crap!
Altogether tho gb is better I think
Root is a must its not as difficult as I thought

can somebody help me?!
I used another method to upgrade to a custom Rom called Wolf GB which is basically a bit better version of GingerBread with added features like the Bravia Engine, but now even though xrecovery recognizes the SD card, the phone itself when its on and in use does not recognize it! what should i do?

@Arnold Fawks Tigger…..oh ok, perhaps I was just too worried to remve some of the apps as I was worried about side effects. I still dont think that there is as much junk as before. And Gingerbread is a massive improvement. This is one of the best updates I have ever had from any company/provider. It is more than an update….its like a whole new system.
I can even run Fireflies live wallpaper smoothly as well as Co-pilot Europe as it should be run. Unlike on 2.1
Will have to see which apps can be removed.

That did not work, but it did prove my theory that there is nothing wrong with my 16GB sdcard, as my Motorola Backflip easily recognized it and and even mounted it. Can anyone else check their S10’s to see if it’s a common bug: Since upgrading to Gingerbread my phone will no longer mount my 16GB sdcard, even though the sdcard works just fine on other phones with Android. My X10 will recognize my 8GB sdcard but not the 16GB. Can anyone else confirm that their x10s are accepting 16GB sdcards????

IS ANYONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR X10 ON GINGERBREAD not recognizing their 16GB micro sdcards????? My x10 will not longer recognize my 16GB sdcard, but I know the sdcard works because it loads up on other Android phones I have tested it on… On the other hand my x10 will recognize and mount my 8GB sdcard, and that’s what leads me to believe that there is a bug in SE Stock ROM of 2.3.3?? Is anyone else having this issue?? BTW both card are from the same manufacturer (SanDisk)

@ Mauricio Nope mine is fine. You should wipe it and install a rooted rom from xda, those guys know more then the SE devs….. speaking of which you should post your Q in the SE q&a section on xdaforum, if you havnt already of course

@ Anthony, i removed the same apps as what was in 2.1. Things like device monitor, sony sync, live wallpapers, learning client, SEMC checking service and much more. All the rubbish that runs in the background and a lot of other rubbish that remains unused by a normal human being. The phone still runs perfectly fine with no problems. 2.3 is a nice update but the new copy and paste feature is the most annoying thing known to android. The big silly arrows get in the way of words in the word suggestion box. Thats my only down side..

hi friends 2.3 upgrade for x10 is available in India in just done on 2nd of august it took more than one hour for me to upgrade in 4 mbps internet connection speed i sujest you to go to sonyEricsson.com/update and download the PC suit for x10 and insert the USB cable and in the phone set development as USB debugging and then insert the USB follow the instruction that computer says you after few minutes you phone will be unguarded to android gingerbread 2.3.3 and enjoy the features of new android 2.3.3 in all aspects of working it is working good the user interference is well improved addition of voice search in Google and apps can be moved to SD card without rooting. Enjoy using your x10 2.3.3 after upgraded.

after you root and you remove all the useless apps, you can flash BRAVIA engine and Uncap FPS. The touch screen becomes way more responsive. I noticed when I pulled down the Notifications bar it was actually following my finger nicely even when I was doing it fast.

@Arnold Fawks Tigger…..Thanks for the information mate. I really need a full guide on exactly what app does what before I remove. For example: doesn’t the Sony Sync service handle the syncing of other stuff on the phone? not just the sony contacts sync feature? hahaha its a bit late and my head is not right. Will investigate more tomorrow.
I deffo want to remove anything that is not necessary, does anybody have a guide as to which apps are safe to remove and a description of what they do.
By the way, after rooting and installing some apps my new Gingerbread install is no longer smooth like it was at first. I have tried to kill background apps but I fear something else has caused the issue.
Thanks.

The touch screen improves after you uncap FPS. Bravia engine has to do with the quality that your phone is showing your pictures. Removing apps on the other hand is the best thing to do as it will greatly reduce the lags on your phone.

*Note that BRAVIA Engine kept giving lags on my gallery and was kind of refreshing my pics all the time. That only happened for the first 10 mins for me, after that it settled and my pics look a bit better now, kind of HD quality

aye! on board with the root myself now had to flash to an old UK generic 1.6 Rom I’ve had since the 2.1 update days, and when I hooked up to seus it went straight to 2.3 then I got on to here and followed the link to the root guide. the only thing that caught me out was needing the new 2.3 drivers for usb debug mode to install xrecovery, after I’d installed those it flew through the last part! I’ve flashed the uncap fps which I think adds a nice bit of smoothNess to the phone but I’m not to sure about the bravia engine, kudos to the devs for sorting it out but I can’t really see any difference, I think its more a marketing ploy of bullshit from se than a poor port from the devs at xda, those guys have pulled of some serious shit with the x10

well kudos to the devs and everyone else out there who’s helped with the transition to 2.3

Joys of rooting and flashing, Wolfbreaks 2.3 v3 rom from xda is a huge leap from even the new 2.3 stock rom. I was always nervous about the whole rooting flashing debranding etc but once you realize whats possible, I would recommend to anyone

Guys I really need your help, I connected my phone via pc companion but it said my phase has already the latest version, I am using unrooted X10 with stock 2.1. Any one please tell me how to upgrade to the latest stock 2.3?

Stop checking out this thread anymore, go to XDA and flash Wolf’s 2.3 V3 ROM and after you’re done with all the tweaks you won’t believe how fast this stock ROM feels like.

BRAVIA Engine gives pics a more detailed background and emphasizes colors. Pics look way better and pleasant on my phone screen. For this to work properly though your pics have to be of good quality, blured pics or poor color ones will not have any difference on the screen…

For $25 dollars I will walk anyone STEP by STEP who needs it, through installing 2.3 on your x10. If you are interested please e-mail me at enlight311@gmail.com. I will even show you how to back up your original ROM. I can walk you through on IM once the $25 have been deposited in my PayPal account. PayPal insures that no gets screwed in the deal. I will also teach how to use the XDA FlashTool to make your own TFT files if needed. This is just for those people that want 3.2 desperately, but don’t want to take the time to learn how to do it themselves. It takes about approx. 35-45 minutes to finish the process. You can choose from the Wolf version3 ROM or the Stock SE 2.3 ROM. (PLEASE NOTE) The Wolf ROM has been heavily Modded to decrease the size of the ROM and some of the Original Google Apps have been removed, only what is needed by google to run the android phone is left

This is a free information forum. Shame on you for asking money to help people when the site itself is for free.

To everyone that has such questions on how to install ROMs or do other tricks, either ask here and someone will redirect you to a decent link for FREE, or go to xda and there you will find what you need for SURE.

I’m currently using stock(2.3.3) rom for My X10. I’m facing some serious issues related to sound while playing music. this distortion in sound is not observed in 2.1, any help is appreciated and will I be able to receive any S/W updates from SE, after rooting my fone.

stock rom that updates from PC Companion is slow. you should highly consider a rom from xda. Personaly i use Wolf’s latest GB 2.3.3 rom v3.6. It is fast as hell and no lags throughout scrolling even when i’m playing music.

@ Stiggy, Yup wolfe’s new 3.5 ROM fixed my SDCard issue and it is now “iphone” quality smooth when moving around in the UI especially in the home screens. I can’t believe that I would ever love my x10 again, but here I am in love and having fun with Gingerbread! Thank you so much to all the XDA devs.

X10, would you be able to post a step by step guide with links to get wolfbreaks working gingerbread v3.7 rom after getting the official 2.3 update please? i’m not a dummy but there’s a lot of instructions floating around that assume you have other things installed and a rooted phone already. all your other step by steps worked a charm.

Jesus H. Christ!!, guys there a least a hundred links on this comment wall alone with instructions on how to flash you phone. You guys need to learn how read and follow direction, I had to, no one held my hand while I did it. If you guys cant follow directions from the XDA devs then you have no business flashing your phones, because if something goes wrong after flashing you will have NO CLUE how to fix it. Again HERE IS THE LINK with the 2 files you need and the steps on how to do flash your phones to 2.3. If you still have to ask people to write you step by step instructions on how to do it after reading the instructions, then you need to apply for your own personal handicapped space parking placard because your a F%$ken retard and have no business flashing your phones in the first place. So don’t put down people that offer to charge yo money to show you how to update your phone, obviously you can’t do it alone!

Hey guys, i’ve been using Wolf’s Tweaked GB update for a few days now. Overall, it’s a little faster than the stock 2.3.3 update for the x10 BUT there’s just one PROBLEM that i’m having with the phone after the update which is i am unable to find my phone on my computer’s network after enabling the Media Server. I even used ‘Wireless File Transfer Pro’ app to test if i can perform LAN stuffs. But as i have expected, i wasn’t able to open the IP:PORT address on my Chrome. So has anyone encountered the same problem? If ya’ know how to fix it buddy, tell me aight.. thanks

hey i just updated my X10 with the new 2.3.3..it is good but i’m not able to access my media at all..whenever i go to gallery or music it just force closes..also my market also force closes..i never had any kind of problems with my previous updates..can anyone help please??

thanks to Mr. Doomlord and all the other XDA-experts. was finally able to root my X10 and get rid of all the junk/stock apps.
Been playing around with Set CPU right now to find out what makes my battery more efficient, but very pleased right now with my “cleaned up” X10.

You put your fingers up your bum and wank your self silly most afternoons. Your mum was round at my place yesterday and I think I tore her? Is she ok she did say I was big And the best she ever had. I like computers and toy planes.

I followed the instructions. it was easy and all massages were based on the pictures , but still
after turning on for a several times I cant use rooted software. it shows ” not rooted” . why?
do I need to install another software. please…..help me. I really appreciate .

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